President Obama Remembers 9/11: ‘As Americans We Do Not Give In to Fear, Ever’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 12, 2014 President Obama marked the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the grounds of one of the hijackers' targets, the Pentagon, commemorating the occasion with rhetorical flourishes that invited Americans to see themselves as fearless and ever on the up-and-up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Arc of the Moral Universe, From Memphis to Wall Street

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 19, 2011 President Obama left unsaid in his dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial that King, were he alive, would most likely be protesting Obama administration policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

MLK Memorial Opens … and Then Has a Shaky Moment

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2011 A monument memorializing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the first on the National Mall and in other nearby parks to honor an African-American, was officially opened to the public Monday. Within hours, the memorial, along with all other monuments on the National Mall, was closed after an earthquake struck Washington, D.C., and a large area of the eastern U.S on Tuesday. At the time of this posting, officials were not saying when the King memorial would be reopened. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Let’s Unveil One for the Gipper

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2011 This Fourth of July, during a transatlantic Age of Austerity, roughly 2,000 people paid to attend a private celebration near the American Embassy in London's Grosvenor Square, where a statue of Ronald Reagan was unveiled. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Healer in Chief

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 14, 2011 Listening to Obama's speech brought back memories of Obama the candidate, a mesmerizing orator with the power to summon visions of a better America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

President Obama: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2011 The president's talents as a communicator were in desperate need in Arizona, where he spoke Wednesday at the memorial for the victims of the shooting in Tucson. (Full text and video after the jump) Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Victims and Survivors Honored at Fort Hood Memorial Service

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2009 On Tuesday, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were on hand at Fort Hood to pay tribute to those soldiers killed or wounded in last Thursday's shooting at the Texas Army base. The 13 men and women fatally shot during the attack, in which Maj. Nidal Hasan is expected to be charged, were honored in the traditional manner for soldiers killed in battle, their framed photos set before empty pairs of combat boots next to helmet-topped rifles. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

L.A. Taxpayers Hit With MJ Memorial Bill

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2009 When the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship in June, the team and private donors paid the $2 million tab for the victory celebration The same can't be said for Michael Jackson's July 7 public memorial at Staples Center, unfortunately. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Holocaust Museum Memorial

RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch Jun 16, 2009 Dig deeper

Pope Bringing Baggage to the Holy Land

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI is heading for Jerusalem soon as part of his tour of the Holy Land, and although he occupies the same vaunted position as his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict's own history, along with that of the church, carries a charge that could present challenges during his visit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War Memorial

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Remembering the Holocaust’s Persecuted Gays

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2008 Berlin's mayor, Klaus Wowereit, was on hand for the inauguration of a new memorial in the German capital dedicated to the 55,000 gay men who were branded criminals by the Nazi regime before and during World War II -- and of whom about 15,000 were killed in Nazi camps. Above, the artists who created the monument. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )